Resources

This page will contain links to any websites, tools, workshops, readings, etc. that I would like to share with others pursuing an interest in teaching and learning in science.

 

Biology 535 (Teaching and Learning in the Life Sciences)- Class Readings

Hake- Active Learning

Crowther- The Constructivist Zone

Nelson- Teaching Content vs. Critical Thinking

Gardiner- Why we must change

Writing Learning Outcomes

Kivel- Values & Cultures of Power

Annotated Bibliography on Multiple-Choice Based Evaluation

Assessment & Evaluation

The Philosophic Roots

 

Other Readings

Sternberg- Creativity as a Habit

Handelsman- Scientific Teaching

Hammer- Discovery Learning and TeachingHrepic- Comparing Students’ & Experts’ Understanding of Lecture Content

Cooper- How evolutionary biologists reconstruct history

 

Teaching Resources for Microbiology

Microbe World- http://www.microbeworld.org

Tree of Life Web Project- http://tolweb.org/tree/

Fantastic Voyage Inside a Cell (video)- http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html

 

Microbe Zoo- http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/index.html